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Guest speaker Edith Brix spoke at the Garden Club Annual Souper Membership Meeting at the Community Church Tuesday. Brix specializes in designs, centerpieces and floral arrangements made from natural materials from Idyllwild’s forest.



Feature new jazz innovators and jazz legends Jazz in the Pines returns to its original roots, under the guidance of founder Marshall Hawkins and John Newman, Idyllwild Art Academy director of business operations. Gone are the days of smooth jazz headliners in Holmes Amphitheatre. From this point forward, producers intend to feature up-and-coming jazz innovators,…
Founded in 1980, Living Free Animal Sanctuary was among the first privately funded no-kill animal sanctuaries, with a mission of rescuing cats and dogs from imminent shelter euthanasia. And in an effort to better acquaint the mountain communities with Living Free’s mission, the board has inaugurated “town meetings,” prior to board meetings. The next meeting…
The family of Idyllwild resident Earlie Mae Brosterhous is preparing to celebrate her 99th birthday, which will occur Thursday, Sept. 14. Although census figures are a little vague, she may be our oldest resident. The Crier spoke with Earlie Mae and her son Gary this week to find out more about her life and times….
Lorel Cornman’s studio is alive with a plethora of unfinished work. The studio, the art, aren’t at all stagnant, rather, the studio beckons and the work begs completion. Tactile, bold and practically moving on their own volition, Lorel’s work is not to be ignored. Lorel, a prolific producer and seller of her textural multi-layered abstract…
Partner Melissa Goddard and Smith create A Sense of Home Each day, most of us see the needs of others. Because of how widespread and overwhelming those needs are — homelessness, poverty, addiction and hopelessness — we often feel powerless to respond. But some do respond. Idyllwild part-timer Georgie Smith and her partner Melissa…
Fifteen-year-old Idyllwild resident James Bachmann is preparing to open his own gallery on North Circle Drive. The gallery will showcase James’ paintings, as well as the art of other young artists. And James will helm the gallery as host and proprietor during the hours it is open. Asked why he is undertaking this venture at…